'Emotions and Modernity in Colonial India' investigates the experiences, interpretations and practices of emotions in India between 1857 and the First World War. It is based on a large archive of sources in Urdu, many explored for the first time, showing the transformation from the ideal of balance and harmony to a desire for strong, visceral and even indomitable passions, which the contemporaries took as a sign for the youthfulness and vigor of the community
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Previously issued in print: 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Specialized
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 30, 2020)